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A differential geometric characterization of the first Painlevé transcendent

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  1. Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    N. Kamran

  2. Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    W. F. Shadwick

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Kamran, N., Shadwick, W.F. A differential geometric characterization of the first Painlevé transcendent. Math. Ann. 279, 117–123 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456194

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